May 28, 2016 – Sebastian Vettel led the way in the third and final free practice session for the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix as the battle for the lead proved super close with the top 4 drivers separated by one tenth of a second.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m14.650s | – | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m14.668s | 0.018s | 24 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m14.772s | 0.122s | 29 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m14.807s | 0.157s | 22 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m15.081s | 0.431s | 17 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m15.259s | 0.609s | 23 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m15.324s | 0.674s | 26 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m15.368s | 0.718s | 21 |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m15.555s | 0.905s | 22 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m15.666s | 1.016s | 20 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m16.068s | 1.418s | 29 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m16.257s | 1.607s | 24 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m16.298s | 1.648s | 23 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m16.347s | 1.697s | 21 |
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m16.406s | 1.756s | 23 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m16.412s | 1.762s | 13 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m16.527s | 1.877s | 27 |
| 18 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m16.867s | 2.217s | 23 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m17.038s | 2.388s | 32 |
| 20 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m17.482s | 2.832s | 17 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m17.595s | 2.945s | 32 |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m18.180s | 3.530s | 34 |
